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Show Page 6 THE HERALD, Provo, Utah . Sunday, March 28, 1971 Interesting Story Behind Naming of Santaquin ,:r' fertile land for fanning and reason mat a permanent setgrazing to the east and west, and tlement could be established at How did this SANTAQUIN groves of cotton woe i, mape, the summit, and in honor of the town hap pen L get its name? aspen and oak nearby to provide Chieftain's son, named This is a question that Santaquin However, this was not firewood, fence posts and cabin residents arc &ed often by the first name of the town. tourists who are intrigued by the It was love at first sight for By December, 1851, seven name and stop to learn more this place that day, and Mi. homes had been built and some about it The town was named for the Johnson exclaimed, "What a 12 men were living at what they son of an Indian chieftain and beautifug sight for a thriving first called Summit City. In the spring of 1852, their families the story reads like a legend, but summit city some day." them and together they was told by the original pioneers joined As the pioneers stood making as very real even though it is gardens, plowed the planted plans for the future, red men land for corn and romantic. grain fields, who had been lurking am herded their stock on the grassy It all began on a golden day in in eastern hills the watching hillsides and enjoyed life in their October, 1851, when Benjamin F. moved in, led by their Chieftain, new and romantic location. Johnson, Jonathan S. Page, Guffick (SquaJihead.). Mr. James S. Holman, Abe But all was not always well, Johnson noted that he was and others who were and because from time to time the gestures making friendly settle Payson, decided helping to out to greet him. Indians, resenting the ento explore the land farther south. stepped Strange as it may seem, the two croachment of their land by men struck up a friendship in white men, stalked about, See Lake those few minutes that was raiding, burning and driving off Making the trek to the high warm and genuine and would the stick. Often war cries would summit, they were greeted by a one day be the aieans of making resound in the hills during tha magnificent and picturesque peace in the area between the ni'h'. and early dawn. view of Utah Lake and Mount Indians and the whites. Comforting Friendship Timpanogos to tLt north, a lively Permanent Settlement During these times the stream bounding out of the The friendship was also the friendship between Chief Guf canyon to the south, plenty of By ESTELLA PETERSON - San-tiqui- n. But-terfie- A ; j fick and Vr. Johnson was thusiasm for his "dream insieaa oi sipping, piaeea a log under his blankets and left to Lake Salt in was he of ciry."While source comfort and always a warn the settlers to go to City he had obtained authority the settlers felt secure. to Payson. Young from Pres. Brignam 1852 Mr. of summer In the Mr. Johnson quickly made Johnson was called on an LDS build a fort at the location. The mission to the Sandwich site was on the blocks west and arrangements to leave, and the school chief returned to his (Hawaiian) Islands. James S. north of the present camp in O. time to Holman was elected to preside building. Architect Truman join the raiders. When over the settlement, and on Oct. Angell furnished the plans for the Indians found the fort" the fort. 4 was ordained the first Bishop. deserted. Chief Guffick exIn December, 1855, the fort plained to them that the white The settlers struggled along without their leader, Mr. was completed and the settlers men were good people and the next Great Spirit had warned them Johnson, with them and they moved back again the determined to have a thriving spring. Soon after the reset- the Indians were coming. him when he tlement, Mr. Johnson was city waiting The raiders believed their returned. They invited others to roused one night by a loud chief and from that He day peace fort the at gate. join mem and by May 21, 1851, pounding was made between the red aen had grown large enough to found his friend Chief Guffick, and the Mormon pioneers. Soon with bleeding hands and knees become a precinct after this a meeting was called crawled because the chief had WarBreaksOut to the chief, and most of the way hm the east to pay respects On that day in a court session decided to nams the was it of an hills to warn the settlers in Provo, Summit Creek settlement for him. However, his raid young by Precinct No. Seven was created. early morning the chief was so modest that he braves. Soon afterward, the Walker War declined the honor and asked Raiding Party broke out and the settlers were that tie town be naned instead Even his son, Santaquin, was for his son Santaquin. forced to move to Payson for in the raiding safety where they stayed until one of the Indians Later, Santaquin became the Mr. Johnson returned from his party. The old chieftain had of the Indians and was an chief made to the listened being plans mission in 1855. Mr. Johnson was full of en and retired to his wigwam, but influential leader in this area. i : 't CHIEF SANTAQUIN Provo Street Crews Repairing Potholes weather. According to Commissioner Ray Murdock, who supervises the street department as one of hid areas of responsibility of the city commission, three road crews are working full time to restore the streets to good order. "ItH be about two weeks before we get through Provo, if the good continues," Send Money To Baer Fund The Provo said Commissioner Murdock. Wet or freezing weather mat', road patch work impossible, he said, because the repaired street quickly goes bad again. There are about 160 miles of road in Provo, and many of these Gunman Holds Hostage, Demands Pictures of Naked Women Be Removed MEMPHIS, Term. (UPI)- -A gunman kidnaped the son of a college professor Thursday night and held him captive until four pictures of "stark naked women" were removed from an exhibit at the Memphis Academy of Arts. The boy, Eddie Batey, was Memphis." The four pictures were part of an exhibit of 100 pictures by some of the nation's outstanding photographers, prepared by the Arkansas Fine Arts Center and brought here after a month-lon- g display at Little Rock. One angry citizen had comfather, Dr. Richard A. Batey, plained to city council Monday confirmed on television and about the pictures of "started radio that the pictures had been naked women" in the exhibit taken down by academy Several later officials. viewed the exhibit and said the Additional police four pictures were "pretty searched the city early this raw." The council took no morning for the kidnaper, who action, however, hoping to had disguised himself in a wig avoid a controversy like the one and false beard. The wig and it stirred two years ago when it whiskers were found abandoned refused Mayor Henry Loeb's near the Batey home. demand to remove the book "I think this man felt that the "Pornoy's Complaint" from the art being used at the academy public library. was pornographic," said Batey, Batey said he had no idea a professor at Southwestern why the gunman picked him as College who teaches one course the instrument for removal of at the academy. "I think he felt the pictures, since he is only a he could do something to part-tim- e teacher at the acadeimprove the quality of life in my. released unharmed after his councilmen details Sp . Fork PTA Council To Begin Safety Effort FORK - The be this meeting. under interested the Spanish Fork SPANISH PTA Council the direction of Beulah to everyone to Any person in community is invited to attend. Cam-mac- k, Health and Safety Chairman will start a citywide safety program. Under ther direction and Chief of Police Ned W. Grant, all children of our schools will be oriented on a new program called "Helping Hands." At a meeting to be held Wednesday, March 31, at 7 pjn. in the Little Theater at the Spanish Fork High School, Chief of Police Ned W. Grant will show a film, explaining this new program. Those asked to be in attendance to see this film are : All PTA officers, all Ladies Club presidents, all Bishops or a representative and the YWMIA president from each ward in Spanish Fork and Palmyra Stakes. It is very important for Aerie Fraternal miles are made very rough Order of Eagles climaxed a drive for the Eagle's because of the potholes which month-lonFund last week Heart Max Baer this Until the formed have week, Vea Peterson city had to drive to Salt Lake when Workman presented Trulan and to the hot mix City pick up plant which is used to fill and seal the President Gerald Hurst with a to be forwarded to the holes, ar.d only 40 to 60 tons of check mix could be handled in a day. National chairman. All money contributed goes Now, with Thorn Construction's to heart research as no plant open, said Commissioner directly are paid and all salaries 100 80 between and Murdock, tons a day can be used by the promotion material is paid for by the Eagle organization. repair crews. The Max Baer Heart Fund is in Street department empolyees have cautioned that the length of its second decade and each year time required to fix all the city's it grows bigger and stronger. streets depends on the weather Since its establishment in 1960, conditions. When the tem- this program has made 37 grants to colleges, research clinics and perature dips below 40 degrees on or when the streets are wet, similar institutions that total work is not possible, they said.' over $1 million. The program aims to combat cardiac disease. Dr. Christian Barnard of South Africa sharpened his surgical skill and his knowledge of coronary defects at the University of Minnesota, which has received several grants from this fund. DANISH (ALMA Provo street aews are now busy trying to patch potholes caused by severe winter weather 26 County Scholars in Competition Provo Eagles Please keep this date and time in mind: Wednesday, March 31, at 7 p jn. in the Little Theater at the Spanish Fork High School. Doctors Wanted - A AUSTIN, Tex. (UPI) health study by the University of Texas shows many general practice physicians in sparsely populated areas of Texas are approaching retirement age with no one to replace them. According to the survey, 30 counties are without a physician and the ratio of the number of people per doctor ranged from 1,025 in the Dallas-Fo- rt Worth area to 1,414 in Northeast Texas and Texarka-n- Missionary Reunions PETERSEN-EDWAR- D SORENSEN Wasatch Co. GROUP) 5124 Cottonwood Lane, Salt Lake Qty, from 8 to 10 NORTHERN pjn. GERMAN Finalists in the 1971 Sterling Scholar Awards Program, 26 of them from Utah County high schools, have been selected and now face one more interview before overall winners and runners-u- p are announced. From 400 nominees, 161 finalists were chosen. All finalists will be present at a special Academy Awards-lik- e assembly at Cottonwood High School April 13 where the winners and two runners-u- p from each category will be announced. The final interviewing will take place at the University of Utah on April 7. Winners from Utah County who were interviewed at BYU Wednesday, are as follows : English Literature: Linda Roberts, Provo. Speech and Drama: Linda Bussio, Provo; and Neil Newell, Orem. Mathematics: Alan Marchant, Provo; and Alan Rollins, Orem. Social Science: Richard Johnson, Provo; and Dale ,Okerlund,Orem. Science: Paul Cox, Orem; Randolph Kay, Payson; Scott Smith, Pleasant Grove; Pletschacher, Spanish For'i; and Reed Jacobson, Provo. Art and Arts and Crafts: Steve Allred, Pleasant Grove. Mark Arts: Industrial Planning Group Formed Official Wants Concorde N Move Faster W Vernon Carolyn Schow, Janene Payson; Begay, Lehi; Robert Pleasant Grove. Davis, Payson; and Spencer, American Fork. Music: Jay Beck, American Homemaking: Linda Hall, Kim Fork; and Paul Farnsworth, American Fork; Orem. Carina and Provo; Rasmussen, General Scholarship: Paul Cornaby, Spanish Fork. Business Education: Deanne Terry, American Fork; and McCausland, Pleasant Grove; Mary Last, Provo. PRE-EAST- ER OPEN HOUSE 0 1 OFF IN THE STORE EVERYTHING MONDAY MARCH 4to9pm 29th 2 Hours Only Max-milli- meet Friday, April 2, 7:30 MISSION Will meet Thursday, April 1, at Ward pjn., Grant Eighth-12t- h Chapel, 3400 S. 11th E., Salt Lake the Wilkinson Center Skyroom from 7 to 10 pjn. The center is on City. Dinner and program. BRITISH MISSION (HANKS BYU Campus. NORTHERN CALIFORNIA GROUP) Will meet Friday, April 2, at 8 (ALLEN GROUP) Will meet Friday, April 2, at HEBER A Wasatch County pjn. at LDS Institute (north planning board has been building), 1800 Hempstead the Holladay Third Ward SST Chapel, 2600 E. Murray-Hollada- y organized by the Wasatch Road, Salt Lake City. 8 at the with (SANFRED-EUESOTEXAS MISSION Commission, Road, County pjn. COLORADO-NEMEXICO To following appointed to serve: GROUP) Duane Price, Sherman A. Gilts, Will meet Saturday, April 3, 6 MISSION (FORMERLY PARIS (UPI)-T- he Clyde Broadbent, Elmer Kohler, pjn., 10:30 pjn., 13th Ward WESTERN STATES MISSION) president Fred Price, Keith Mecharn and Chapel, 100 S. 400 E., Salt Lake reunion will be of the French company working held Friday, April 2, at 7 pjn. in on the Concorde supersonic Curtis Muir. Qty. the Smith Family living Center, airliner called Thursday for The planning board, at their CUMORAH MISSION first meeting, elected Duane Will meet Friday, April 2, 7:30 BYU Campus. Outstanding acceleration of the project Price to serve as chairman; pjn. at University 18th Ward program scheduled including because of the defeat of the Curtis Muir as Vice Chairman; Chapel, 800 E. 400 S., Salt Lake refreshments, entertainment, American supersonic transport comments from past and (SST) in Congress. Gyde Broadbent as Secretary. Qty. "For us, our confidence in The Utah County planning SOUTHWEST INDIAN present mission presidents. Concorde CALIFORNIA SOUTH MISSION attended is reinforced," PresMISSION Scott, George director, ident Henri Ziegler of the the meeting and instructed the Will meet Friday. April 2, 7 (HOUSTON GROUP) Will meet Friday, April 2, Aerospatiale Co. said. He said board on their responsibilities pan. at the Jesse Knight and told them of the important Building, BYU Campus, Room from 7 to 11 pjn. in the Wilkinson his company and British Center Skyroom, BYU Campus Aircraft Co. (BAC) should step role they must play, as Wasatch 14. CALIFORNIA Special program and refresh- up their work on the Concorde County is recognized as one of NORTHERN the most scenic areas in the PRESIDENT PUGH GROUP) ments. Coleman, Wood end to get it ready for use as soon state and proper controls must as possible. Will meet Friday at his home, Niccoles groups also invited. be established to keep the mountains from being cut up, the air and streams free of Hospital Project pollution, and eliminate undesirable types of development. Tex. ood Rent One From HOUSTON, The entire county is already to plans Enterprises zoned and any change in ora S7 million, four-stordinances will be the respon- complete d hospital by 1973 sibility of the newly formed as the first of a medical phase board. The board will review all center north of Houston. applicants for subdivisions and -summer home sites and board The center would be expandapproval will be necessary ed later by doubling the size of before a project can be started. the hospital, building a second The group will also hear and for extended care and hospital consider proposals regarding 7.47 per day, 0' per mile a cluster of clinics and adding the zoning of certain areas and other Gat Not Inch ied medical and dental consider ways and means of facilities. Full size con lightly higher all 1 97 1 models developing the outlying areas of the county for the best of the BINDERS FOR.fSERVAt.OKS people. 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